Open Wide the Doors
”Be not afraid, open wide the doors for Christ.” Episodes include homilies, reflections, and lectures given by Fr. Daniel Belken, who is a priest of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri, and has been ordained a priest since June 2020.
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Episodes
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
What would it be like to see the multiplication of loaves happen today? Can't our Lord still satisfy our hunger?
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
So much hatred, division, and conflict show themselves in our world today. Many hate religion- and are angry with our God. Is there any solution?
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
While we may not get sent out two by two, we need to be like the Apostles, now more than ever before! What does that mean we do, though?
Sunday Jul 07, 2024
Sunday Jul 07, 2024
How are we to counteract the example of Jesus's native place, and even those that Ezekiel was sent to prophesy to?
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
When faced with sin, sickness, death, and so many other evils in this life- how are we to solve all of these problems?
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
We are so used to seeing growth everywhere- but what does that mean in a life of faith?
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
We've all seen the depictions: a devil on one side, and an angel on the other. What do we do when we feel that tension?
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
We are so familiar with the altar that we gather around for the Eucharist- but do we understand the deeper meaning and what can we do to prepare ourselves better to receive Christ?
Introduction
"Be not afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ." Those words were a part of Pope John Paul II's timeless first address after being named the Holy Father. Through my homilies, talks, and lectures, here presented, it is my hope to continue that same work that John Paul II dedicated himself to so many years ago.
As a priest, I seek to bring others closer to God as a humble instrument, and pray that I can, in some small way, continue to resonate that very same theme that John Paul II begun his papacy with.
Therefore, what he has said, I say to you: "Be not afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ!"